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In reply to the discussion: Do you support renaming roads/schools/bridges to eliminate references to Confederate Leaders? [View all]underthematrix
(5,811 posts)17. The confederacy was an armed violent rebellion against
the United States of America. The terrorists who led the rebellion were not leaders. They were seditionists. So yes, remove them from places of honor. Do we have a statue of white supemacist and domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh on any public land?
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Do you support renaming roads/schools/bridges to eliminate references to Confederate Leaders? [View all]
el_bryanto
Jun 2015
OP
I am almost as mad when I see something named after that complete disaster, Reagan
randys1
Jun 2015
#9
Why would you be "in the middle" on this issue? Seems pretty straight forward to me
randys1
Jun 2015
#10
Withhold Federal funding. Many states in the South depend on the Feds for highway funds.
ncjustice80
Jun 2015
#30
Most post war era were put up as a protest against civil rights and have nothing to do with the war
Johonny
Jun 2015
#21
If the alternative is naming something else after St. Reagan, it's a tough call. nt
Buns_of_Fire
Jun 2015
#5
I'm neutral. This is no more offensive to me than naming streets and cities after saints. I don't
virgogal
Jun 2015
#7
How about U.S. military installations named after Confederate military leaders?
Adrahil
Jun 2015
#19